Book description
Writing about siblings from the London Review of Books ‘My childhood can never let me down as a guide to human complication.’– Andrew O’Hagan ‘Most of us who have siblings dream about being an only child,’ Colm Tóibín writes in his introduction. ‘Part of the joy of being a novelist is to erase all trace of siblinghood and present a character facing destiny without brothers and sisters … Not having siblings gives them autonomy, and that, in turn, becomes a sort of power.’ The Bensons and the Brontës, the Jameses and the Joyces, the sisters Austen and the brothers Mann, are joined here by pieces about Elizabeth and Margaret Windsor, the only children (‘little emperors’) of China and the Marx Brothers. ‘The Big Problem’, an essay by Adam Phillips that hasn’t been published before, completes the collection.Featuring: John Bayley, Dinah Birch, Terry Castle, Stanley Cavell, Jenny Diski, Anne Enright, Penelope Fitzgerald, Deborah Friedell, Andrew O’Hagan, Adam Phillips, Tony Tanner, Colm Tóibín and Sheng Yun
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience